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Luxembourg, January 5th 2010 – The Luxembourg IPv6 Council has followed closely the introduction of Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), especially the recent launch of the .eu IDN in December 2009.

The introduction of IDN will require more IP address space which is no more guaranteed by the remaining 10% of the IPv4 address pool expected to be depleted by 2011. IPv6 will therefore extend the needed IP address capacity for IDN deployment around the world.

The implementation of IDNs gives companies and individuals based in the European Union the chance to register domain names that contain non-Latin characters under the .eu domain. The .eu IDNs support the 23 official languages of the European Union as well as the entire alphabets.

It was important for the Luxembourg IPv6 Council to analyze the interaction and market adaptation of these IDNs in relation with the next-generation Internet Protocol version 6. It was also a major step forward for key players and domain name registrars to implement IPv6 within their technology.

Together with EuroDNS, one of the IDN domain registrars, the Taskforce was able to evaluate possible influences, and confirm that both the implementation and usability of IPv6 in relation with IDN domain names works as smoothly and easily as for non IDN domain names.

 “IDNs & IPv6 are good room-mates to extend the Internet over and beyond current limited scale. EuroDNS has already implemented IPv6 for .eu IDN. This is a major milestone for the New Internet in the making” states IPv6 Forum President Latif LADID, based in Luxembourg.

EuroDNS is a leading registrar of international domain name, offering more than 150 extensions.  Any user who registered an IDN domain name at EuroDNS.com can simply go through his DNS management interface and select an IPv6 address for any registered domain name.

Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “At EuroDNS, we always strive to implement and adapt to the highest technological advancements existing on the market. For the development of .eu IDNs we felt it was important to use the most adapted technology, hence IPv6 that provides greater possibilities and name resolution”.

For more information about the IPv6 Forum, go to: http://www.ipv6forum.com , and to know more about EuroDNS and .eu IDNs, please go to:  www.eurodns.com  

About the IPv6 Forum
The IPv6 Forum is a world-wide consortium of leading Internet service vendors, National Research & Education Networks (NRENs) and international ISPs, with a clear mission to promote IPv6 by improving market and user awareness, creating a quality and secure New Generation Internet and allowing world-wide equitable access to knowledge and technology. The key focus of the IPv6 Forum today is to provide technical guidance for the deployment of IPv6. IPv6 Summits are organized by the IPv6 Forum and staged in various locations around the world to provide industry and market with the best available information on this rapidly advancing technology. 
For further information, please visit the IPv6 ISP Logo Program website: http://www.ipv6forum.com/ipv6_enabled


About EuroDNS

EuroDNS is a Domain name Registrar specialized in International Domain extensions. Based in Luxembourg with branch offices in Europe, the USA and Asia with AsiaDNS, EuroDNS serves a large variety of clients ranging from SMEs to some of the world’s largest Domain Investors and offers dedicated naming solutions to Trademark holders. By strongly participating in leading industry forums including ICANN and the International Trademark Association, EuroDNS seeks to promote e-Commerce and wider Internet adoption. www.eurodns.com



IPv6 Forum Contact:
Latif Ladid
Luxembourg
+352 30 71 34
Latif.ladid@ipv6forum.com
   
EuroDNS Contact:
Melanie Delannoy
EuroDNS
2, Rue Léon Laval
3372 Leudelange, Luxembourg

The .CN Registry has taken the abrupt decision to no longer accept domain name applications from individuals. This follows the Chinese government’s recent decision to crackdown on anti-porn, anti-piracy, and to control the abuse of the .CN domain space by criminals.

Unforunately this move involves major changes in the .CN registry system. As a result we are sorry to announce that registration of new .CN domain names is suspended until the end January.

Our technical team is currently hard-working to adapt to these changes in the best possible way for our customers and will keep you updated during the month.

Current .CN Customers do not need to worry: existing .CN Domains remain accessible in your EuroDNS account and can still be safely renewed or updated.

Register your domain name in the new Top Level domain extension .DO at EuroDNS!

Luxembourg, December 14th, 2009 - EuroDNS is glad to announce the opening of the .DO domain extension.
.DO is the Country Code Top Level Domain for the Dominican Republic, a nation on the island of Hispaniola and also the 2nd biggest Caribbean nation with around 10 million people.
Having your name registered in a .DO is significant if you are planning to reach and communicate with the audience in the Dominican Republic. It can also be a strategic move as the word “DO” means different things in different languages. In English “DO” is the most used action verb, with plenty of meanings attached to it and possible usages. In Spanish, “DO” is the end of all verbs in past participle.
Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS says, “As part of our strategy to offer a large range of new and exotic extensions, from country code top level domains to generic ones, we are pleased to launch the .DO for the Dominican Republic. We already offered the second level domain .COM.DO, more centered on commercial organizations. .DO is not only significant for its association to a country, but it also has great marketing potential and has an obvious usage: for example, one could register howdoyou.do, whatyougonna.do”. 
The registration fee for a .DO domain name is € 98 per year and the registration minimum term is of 2 years.
 
For more information, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/topLevelDomain/details/DominicanRepublic/Do





 

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In November 2009 the .uk register passed another significant milestone when it reached eight million registrations.

The 8 millionth domain name lambethsuperhomes.org.uk was registered by Lambeth Super Homes based in London.
This is yet another indicator of continued strong growth in the .uk Top Level Domain, with one million domain names having been registered since August 2008.

For further information and statistics about .uk and global domain name registrations,check out www.nominet.org.uk

EuroDNS has announced one month ago the opening of a pre-registration period for .eu Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs), based on a first-come, first-served model. This gives companies and individuals based in the European Union the chance to register domain names that contain non-Latin characters under the .eu domain. 
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Xavier Buck, CEO of EuroDNS explains, “the opening of IDNs for the .eu is a huge step forwards for businesses and individuals in Europe. This implementation will support the 23 official languages of the European Union as well as the entire alphabets. However there won’t be any sunrise period and as it is on a first-come, first-served basis, it is crucial that customers and especially the owners of a registered trademark register in advance via our interface, www.eurodns.com, in order to secure their names. There are only 10 days left”. 
IDNs are domain names that contain non-Latin characters. These characters include, for example, the Swedish å, the German ü, the Romanian ș, the Cyrillic й, Latin accents such as é and characters from the Bulgarian and Greek alphabets. The characters that will be supported can be found here: http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/idns-eu/supported-characters
Another important technical aspect is the impossibility to mix scripts or characters from different scripts/alphabets in a single IDN, as some characters can look so similar that they cannot be differentiated. The maximum length of the IDN must be 63 characters after it is converted into the ACE string format needed by the Domain Name. To convert your name, please go to: http://www.eurodns.com/eu-idn-registration/
On receipt of your pre-registration order, EuroDNS will place it in a dedicated queue following the first come first served principle and will endeavor to automatically submit it to the .EU registry on December 10 of 2009. Besides, there is no additional fee to benefit from EuroDNS pre-registration queue. 
 For more information, please check here: http://www.eurodns.com/eu-idn-registration/